A navigation box that presents its content in columns. Originally intended to provide a relatively straightforward means to align links prefixed by flag icons, e.g. in templates offering links to country articles.

Required parameters in bold. Parameters marked with a cross† are parameters in common with the sister templates {{Navbox}} and {{Navbox with collapsible groups}}. A much more complete description of those parameters is available at {{Navbox}}.

The name of the template. The name of this template, for example, is "Navbox with columns".

state†

Possible values are collapsed, uncollapsed, plain, off, and the default autocollapse. See {{Navbox}} for more information.

navbar†

Possible values are plain, off, and the default value of blank. See {{Navbox}} for more information.

border†

Possible values are child, none, and the default value of blank. Set to child if you wish to use the navbox inside of another navbox; with this option, the child navbox is borderless and fits snuggly inside of its parent navbox. The parent navbox may be the list area of {{Navbox}}, a columns of another {{Navbox with columns}}, or a section of {{Navbox with collapsible groups}}. See {{Navbox}} for more information and examples.

Width, preferably in a proportional unit such as 'em', or as a percentage, used for each column whose width not specified by colNwidth below. Defaults to 10em. Examples:

colwidth = 15em

colwidth = 25%

fullwidth

If set to anything, then the total width of the columns are scaled linearly to make the sum of the widths 100%. A rather advanced parameter, this usually need not be used and should be left blank. If a colheader or colfooter is used, then fullwidth is used automatically. Example:

fullwidth = true

padding

Padding before first column, preferably in a proportional unit. Defaults to 5em. Padding is disabled by setting it to 0 (or 0em, or 0%).

colnwidth

The nth column's width (overrides colwidth above).

coln

The content of the nth column. If any columns are used, then col1 is required. There can be a maximum of 20 columns.

colnheader

A header cell for the nth column that appears above the column. See below for examples.

colnfooter

A footer cell that appears below the nth column.

colnheadercolspan

A number specifying how many columns the nth column header should span. It defaults to 1. If it is greater than one, then do not specify column headers that it covers. For example, if col1headercolspan = 3, then leave col2header and col3header blank.

colnfootercolspan

A number specifying how many columns the nth column footer should span. It defaults to 1. If it is greater than one, then do not specify column footers that it covers. For example, if col1footercolspan = 3, then leave col2footer and col3footer blank.

You may wish to add a few extra groups and/or lists below the columns. The following parameters are given to provide such functionality. See {{Navbox}} for a more complete description of how they work, and for more examples.

groupn†

Allows up to 6 additional groups to go along with the lists below the columns.

listn†

Allows up to 6 additional lists below the columns.

groupstyle†

The general CSS style/s for the groups.

groupnstyle†

CSS style/s for the nth group parameter.

liststyle†

The general CSS style/s for the lists.

listnstyle†

CSS style/s for the nth list parameter.

listpadding†

Amount of padding to have in each list cell.

oddstyle

evenstyle

Applies to odd/even list numbers. Overrules styles defined by liststyle. The default behavior is to add striped colors (white and gray) to odd/even rows, respectively, in order to improve readability. These should not be changed except in extraordinary circumstances.

The gray background for the columns is added for illustration only. This example shows the colnheadercolspan parameter being used, but you may also use colnfootercolspan to adjust the span of the footer cells.

The gray background and centered text for the columns is for illustration only. The columns default to an off-white background and left text alignment. This example shows how you can use up to six additional groups/lists after the columns.

All three types of navbox templates, namely {{Navbox}}, {{Navbox with columns}}, and {{Navbox with collapsible groups}}, can be nested inside of one another using the border parameter (which is common to all three). For complex templates, it may be necessary to use nesting to achieve a desired look.